Snowplow



Feb. 12, 1929.

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UNITED STATES LOUIS MESSLIN, OF CADILLAC, MICHIGAN.

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Application filed April 22, 1927. Serial No. 185,726.

plow of this nature which may be operated to advantage in the front of a tractor.

A still further important object of the invention lies in the provision of a snow plow of this nature which is simple in its construction, thoroughly efiicient and reliable in its operation, strong and durable, and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which I it is desired.

With the above and numerous other objects in View as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certainnovel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. I

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Figure 1 is a top plan view ofthe device embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrow,

Figure 4 is a detail longitudinal section taken vertically on the line 44 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is another longitudinal vertical section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure 1,

Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view through one of the angers.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes'a tractor of any preferred structure to the front end of which as at 6 is hingedly mounted a plow frame. This plow frame in the present instance comprises a rear cross bar 7, forwardly extending sides 8 and an inverted U-shaped upright member 9 having its extremities fixed to the forward extremities of the sides 8.

A shaft 10 is journaled between the rear ends of the sides 8 and has a bevel gear 11 thereon meshing with the bevel gear 12 journalled in bearings of brackets 13 sup- .ported on the cross bar 7 and connected by means of a'universal joint 14 with the drive shaft of the engine of the tractor. A shaft 15 is journalled in the forward ends of the sides 8 and the lower ends of the upright member 9 and has an auger 16 thereon. A shaft 17 is journalled in bearings 18 slidable in slots 19 and the sides of the upright memher 9 and has thereon an anger 20. A drum like casing 21 has its front portion open as at 22 and has journalled therein a shaft 23 having augers 24 thereon and fans or blowers 25. L-shaped conduits 26 lead from the blowers 25 as is clearly indicated in Figure 3 and are preferably directed to the sides of the machine.

The bearings 18 may be raised and lowered by bellcranks 27 on a shaft 28 which is operable by a crank 29 connected with a rod 30 having a rack portion 31 engageable with a member 32 adjacent the drivers seat of the tractor 5. A spring 33 is engaged with the upright member 9 and is also engaged with a link rod 34 engaged in turn with the lever 35 and has a detent structure 36 operatively associated with a notched quadrant 37 adjacent the drivers seat of the tractor. This lever 35 may be manipulated for swinging the plow on hinge connections 6 as will be quite apparent.

Gears 38 are mounted on shaft 10 and mesh with gears 39 on shaft 23. Gears 39 mesh with idler gears 40 on the sides 8 and these idler gears mesh in turn with gears 41 and 42 on' shafts 15 and 17 respectively. Obviously by raising the shaft 17 the gears 42 may be disengaged from gears 40.

It is to be noted that the pitch of the angers 16 and 20 is much less than the pitch of the angers 24. The angers 16 and 20 are used for breaking up the snow and delivering the same through 0 ening 22 to the augers 24 which in turn deliver the snow to the blowers 25 so that the snow may be ejected through the conduits 26.

It is thought that the construction, opera tion and advantages of this invention will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof. It is desired to point out that the structure is adapted to be used as a manure loader and spreader and for numerous other like purposes. The present embodiment of the invention, therefore, has been disclosed in detail merely by way of example since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description. It will be apparent that changes in-the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A snow plow structure of the class described comprising a frame, a pair of angers disposed transversely of the frame in the front portion thereof one above the other, an auger casing to the rear of the first mentioned angers, a third auger in the auger casing, a blower associated with the third auger and a conduit leading away from the blower.

2. A snow plow structure of the class described comprising a frame, a pair of angers disposed transversely of the frame in the front portion thereof one above the other, an anger casing to the rear of the, first mentioned angers, a third anger in the anger casing, a blower associated with the third auger and a conduit leading away from the blower, means for operating the angers simultaneously.

3. A snow plow structure of the class described comprising a frame, a pair of angers disposed transversely of the frame in the front portion thereof one above the other, an anger casing to the rear of the first mentioned angers, a third anger in the auger casing, a blower associated with the third auger and a conduit leading away from the blower, means for operating the angers simultaneously, and means whereby one of said first mentioned angers may be idle while the other angers are in operation.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LOUIS MESSLIN. 

